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 Disaster Preparedness
Being prepared for emergencies is crucial
at home, school, work and in your community.
Disaster can strike quickly and without
warning. It can force you to evacuate your neighborhood,
workplace or school or can confine you to your home. What
would you do if basic services – water, gas, electricity or
telephones – were cut off?
Local officials and relief workers will be
on the scene after a disaster, but they cannot reach everyone
right away. The best way to make you and your family safer is
to be prepared before disaster strikes. We encourage you to:
In the midst of rushing through everyday life, it's
important to take a minute or two to prepare for emergencies.
Being prepared helps you and your family minimize the impact
of a disaster such as a hurricane or an emergency such as a
broken leg.
The best way to make your family and your home safer is to
be prepared before disaster strikes.
Get a Kit
Make a Plan
Be Informed
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Know what may happen and how you can help
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Learn what disasters or emergencies may occur where
you live, work and play and how they can affect you,
your family and community
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Identify how authorities will notify you and how you
will get important information
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Learn what you can do to prepare by contacting your
local chapter of the American Red Cross to ask about
first aid, CPR and disaster training
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Share what you have learned
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Download the award-winning Masters
of Disaster® disaster preparedness curriculum,
which is designed to teach children how to prevent,
prepare for and respond to disasters and other emergencies
You can also Get a Kit, Make a Plan, and Be
Informed by taking the Be Red
Cross Ready online educational presentation:
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